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Alderson to Return for Second Interview

Updated Oct. 19, 2010 12:01 a.m. ET

San Diego Padres' CEO Sandy Alderson
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Sandy Alderson, the front-runner for the Mets' vacant general manager's job, will meet again with Chief Operating Officer Jeff Wilpon and assistant GM John Ricco this Thursday, the team said. Mr. Alderson, formerly the Oakland A's general manager and the CEO of the San Diego Padres, is a consultant to Major League Baseball and will meet with other senior Mets executives Thursday. The Mets also have received permission to interview Dana Brown, a special assistant to Toronto Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos. Mr. Brown will meet with the Mets on Wednesday.

St. John's Burrell Out With a Broken Hand

St. John's senior forward Justin Burrell will miss four to five weeks with a broken bone in his left hand, an injury that threatens his availability for the Red Storm's Nov. 6 opener against Westmont and possibly their first three games. Mr Burrell averaged 6.6 points per game last season along with 4.4 rebounds. He broke the bone in his hand at the end of practice on Friday.

—Kevin Clark

Coughlin Agrees Hits Should Be Deterred

After a flurry of vicious hits sending players to the sidelines Sunday, Giants coach Tom Coughlin the NFL said it could soon start meting out suspensions for helmet-to-helmet hits. Ray Anderson, the NFL's vice president of football operations, told the Associated Press that that may be the only way to limit the most egregious illegal hits, and on Monday, Giants coach Tom Coughlin said he agreed. "Since the money [of fines] doesn't seem to be a deterrent, then it has to be more than that," he said. Giants rookie Jason Pierre-Paul sent Lions linebacker Zack Follett to the hospital after a head-to-head hit Sunday; Mr. Follett was released on Monday.